Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
Volume 62, Issue 8, 2019, Pages 935-942

Migration and health in Germany—available data sources [Migration und Gesundheit in Deutschland – eine Bestandsaufnahme der Datenquellen] (Article)

Dyck M.* , Wenner J. , Wengler A. , Bartig S. , Fischer F. , Wandschneider L. , Santos-Hövener C. , Razum O.
  • a AG3 Epidemiologie & International Public Health, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, Lehrstuhl für Versorgungsforschung, Fakultät für Gesundheit (Department für Humanmedizin), Universität Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
  • b AG3 Epidemiologie & International Public Health, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
  • c Abteilung für Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoring, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany
  • d Abteilung für Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoring, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany
  • e AG2 Bevölkerungsmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
  • f AG3 Epidemiologie & International Public Health, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
  • g Abteilung für Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoring, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany
  • h AG3 Epidemiologie & International Public Health, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany

Abstract

Background: Migration background plays an important role in analyses of health inequalities in Germany. The heterogeneity of people with and without migration background requires a differentiated recording of migration-related characteristics. The latest overview of representative data sources from the Health Reporting (GBE) that included information on migration background was compiled in 2008. Aim: The aim of this article is to describe existing data sources reporting the health situation of people with and without a migration background. Materials and Methods: Starting from the websites and publications of owners of GBE data, representative studies and routine data sources were identified. All sources that consider at least one migration-related characteristic were included. For all included studies, migration-related characteristics, information on the social situation, and health-related indicators were collected. Results: A total of 46 data sources (including 19 routine data sources and 27 studies) were included. The most common indicators of the migration background are nationality (n = 36) and the country of birth (n = 29). Health-related indicators cover a wide range of issues. Discussion: Routine data sources continue to collect little information on the migration background (usually only nationality) and thus constrain migration-differentiated analyses of the health situation. Survey data allow for more nuanced analysis. However, the actual analysis possibilities and content knowledge of the respective data sources were not the subject of this article. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland, ein Teil von Springer Nature.

Author Keywords

Migration Germany Health Data sources Health information and monitoring system

Index Keywords

information processing Emigrants and Immigrants Germany Information Storage and Retrieval publication Review Health Information Systems medical information system monitoring medical information systematic review Healthcare Disparities information retrieval health care disparity human Humans migrant Data Collection
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85067279785&doi=10.1007%2fs00103-019-02973-3&partnerID=40&md5=66984dc9e9a6a62c8ad5b48f7320d956
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-019-02973-3
ISSN: 14369990
Original Language: German